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Overload is an active Engineer skill in Torchlight II. It belongs to the Aegis Skill Tree and is available starting at level 14.

Description[]

"You overload your armor's circuits to project a nova of Ember energy, electrocuting up to 5 foes in a 6 meter radius around you. Overload uses all available Charges to increase its damage by 60% per Charge."

Overload deals Electrical Damage that improves with Player Level. A level 100 Engineer will deal 1266-2531 Electrical Damage.
Additionally, Overload has a knockback value of 50.

Tier I Bonus:
Up to 7 foes in a 8 meter radius are electrocuted.

Tier II Bonus:
Up to 9 foes in a 10 meter radius are electrocuted.

Tier III Bonus:
Up to 11 foes in a 12 meter radius are electrocuted.

Progression[]

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Mana Cost 27 28 30 31 33 36 38 42 46 52 57 62 69 75
Cooldown 1.4s
% Weapon DPS 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
% Chance to Stun for 2 seconds 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70
Required Level 14 15 16 18 20 23 27 32 38 46 55 63 72 83 94

Strategy[]

  • This skill is especially useful as a "backup weapon" when equipped with a ranged weapon, such as a cannon.
    • While normally cannon-type weaponry can keep groups of enemies from getting too close (due to its high knockback), sometimes enemies break out of formation or are pushed closer by an explosion, endangering the engineer.
    • Overload can then utilize the Charges built-up and take out those who managed to get too close without needing to readjust too much.
  • Another useful application is to use it when facing swarms of enemies that tend to run away when hit.
    • Because hunting them down one by one can be time-consuming, Overload's homing capabilities can save a lot of legwork.
    • This is especially in higher tiers due to increased range.


Torchlight II Skills
Berserker
(Skills)

Hunter: EviscerateHowlRazeWolfstrikeBattle RageRuptureRavage
Hunter Passives: Blood HungerExecutionerRampage
Tundra: Frost BreathStormclawStorm HatchetNorthern RageIce ShieldPermafrostGlacial Shatter
Tundra Passives: Cold Steel MasteryShatter StormRage Retaliation
Shadow: Shadow BurstWolf ShadeShadowbindSavage RushChain SnareBattle StandardWolfpack
Shadow Passives: Frenzy MasteryShred ArmorRed Wolf

Embermage
(Skills)

Inferno: Magma SpearMagma MaceFirebombsBlazing PillarInfernal CollapseImmolation AuraFirestorm
Inferno Passives: Charge MasteryElemental AttunementFire Brand
Frost: Icy BlastHailstormFrost PhaseElemental BoonFrost WaveIce PrisonAstral Ally
Frost Passives: Staff MasteryFrozen FateIce Brand
Storm: Prismatic BoltShocking BurstThunder LocusArc BeamDeath's BountyShockboltsShocking Orb
Storm Passives: Prismatic RiftWand ChaosLightning Brand

Engineer
(Skills)

Blitz: Flame HammerSeismic SlamEmber HammerOnslaughtEmber ReachStorm BurstEmberquake
Blitz Passives: Heavy LiftingSuperchargeCoup-de-Grace
Construction: Healing BotBlast CannonSpider MinesGun BotShock GrenadeFusiladeSledgebot
Construction Passives: BulwarkFire and SparkCharge Domination
Aegis: Shield BashForcefieldOverloadDynamo FieldTremorFire BashImmobilization Copter
Aegis Passives: Sword and BoardAegis of FateCharge Reconstitution

Outlander
(Skills)

Warfare: Rapid FireRune VaultChaos BurstCursed DaggersVortex HexShattering GlaiveVenomous Hail
Warfare Passives: Long Range MasteryShotgonne MasteryAkimbo
Lore: Glaive ThrowTangling ShotGlaive SweepSandstormBramble WallBurning LeapFlaming Glaive
Lore Passives: Dodge MasteryPoison BurstShare the Wealth
Sigil: Blade PactShadowshotBane BreathRepulsion HexStone PactShadowmantleShadowling Brute
Sigil Passives: Master of the ElementsShadowling AmmoDeath Ritual

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